Coal-fired generators escape the blacklist (Thursday Magnet)
FEW if any of Australia's 30 coal-fired power generators will be shut down by 2020 under the Federal Government's scheme to reduce greenhouse gases by a target of 5 per cent, according to the findings of its white paper made public this week.
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Distributed "Nuclear Batteries" the New Infrastructure Answer? (Slashdot)
thepacketmaster writes "The Star reports about a new power generation model using smaller distributed power generators located closer to the consumer. This saves money on power generation lines and creates an infrastructure that can be more easily expanded with smaller incremental steps, compared to bigger centralized power generation projects. The generators in line for this are green sources, ...
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Hospital warns of ‘desperate situation’ over fuel (Financial Times)
The Gaza Strip’s main hospital warned yesterday that dozens of patients may die because it has lost its electricity and faces the prospect of running out of fuel for back-up generators within three days.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-05 22:12 TransAlta's Kent Hills wind farm starts operating (Interactive Investor)
CALGARY, Alberta, Jan 5 (Reuters) - TransAlta Corp said on Monday its C$170 million ($143 million) Kent Hills wind farm in New Brunswick has begun operating, producing up to 96 megawatts of power for Canada's biggest investor-owned power company. TransAlta said the facility uses 32 3-megawatt wind generators to produce electricity at the Kent Hills site, 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of ...
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ISRAEL-OPT: Water, sewage system "collapsing" in Gaza, says official (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN The UN has warned that power networks were down in large parts of the Gaza Strip on 4 January, with hospitals relying on generators. Without power for pumps, 70 percent of Gazans are estimated to be without tap water.
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